Portable distributing-conveyer.



PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

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APILICATION FILED FEB. 4. 1905A,

PATEND JUNE 5, 1906,

G. WBNZELMANN E. H, OVERHOLT. PURTABLB DISTRIBUTING GONV'EYER,

y APPLICATION FILED FIIBA. 1905.

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' y PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906. G. WENZBLMANN & E. OVE'RHOLT. PORTABLEDISTRIBUTING CONVEYER.

APLICATION FILED FEB.4'.1905.-

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Specification of Letters Fatent.

atented June 5, 1906.,

Application led February il, 1905. Serial No. 21l4.l23.

To all wit/17e 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, GUs'rAv ENZELMANN and EDWARD H. OvnitHoL'r,citizens ol the United States, and. residents of tbe city o Galesburg,in the county of Knox and State ot' illinois, have invented certain newand useful improvements in Portable Distributing-Conveyors; and we dohereby declare that the following is a iull, clear, and enactdescription of the saine, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference niarlred. thereon, which forma part ot this specification.

This invention relates to distributing-conveyers, and more particularlyto a portable distriluiting-cen veyer adapted for use in connection witha grain-elevator to distribute the grain tln'oughout the storage-bin,granary, or other receptacle therefor into which the grain is beingdeposited, thougl'i. obviousl y it is eduall y adaptable 'lor many otherpurposes.

Heretofore devices of this kind have been incre or less cumbersome andcomplicated, necessitating a great deal. of care and labor in installingthe saine, andA have not been provided with adequate means for quicklyattaching thein' to the elevator.

The object of this invention is to provide a very cheap' and simpledevice which may be installed or removed witha minimum amount of laborand capable of being quickly ad- .justed with respectto the elevator.

'lhe invention consists in the matters hereinatter described, and morefully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating adevice embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentarylongitudinal section of the saine. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transversesection thereof. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of the bearing for thesprocket-shaft at the receiving end of the cohveyer. Fig. 5 is afragmentary transverse section of the sa me, illustratingT details lofconstruction to prevent corn or the like Wedging the chain. Figo is afragmentary top pYlan view of the distributing-conveyer. Big is anenlarged detail of the guides tor the lower run of the chain of theconveyer. Fig. 8 is a view taken at right angles with that shown inrFig. 7. Fig. 9 is a plan view of one of the buttons ter theconveyor-boitoni. F ig. 10 is a section taken online 10 l() of `Fig. 9.Fig. il is a 'Eragn'ientary face view oi the erttei'isible rodsconnecting the distributing-eo veyer with the elevator. F ig. 12 a sideelevation of the saine. Fig. 13 is a transverse section thereof. F ig.lll is a top pian View et the guide at the delivery end oiI theconveyer. liig. l5 is a side elevation of the saine. n

As shown. in said drawings, the conveyer extei'ids longitudinally of the'ferib or granary X and may conveniently be supported therein in anydesired manner, but, as shown,

rests upon a support Y, carried on the rafters of the granary. Saidconveyer comprises a trough er be): A, having parallel side walls a, olfsheet metal, wood, or any suitable material, beneath which is secured asectional bottoni comprising a plurality of transverse sections a,fitted closely together and held inv place by buttons c2, but any or allof which may be removed when desired by turning the appropriate button.The forward end of said conveyer supported on the upper end of theelevator B, olf-any preferred construction, by means of theadjusting-rods C, each of which is provided at one end with a head whichengages in the hanger c, transversely apertured at its outer end toreceive the sprocket-shaft D at the forward end of the conveyer. Pheother end of said rod is threaded and 'lits loosely in a cylindric seatin the hanger C', which, as shown, is also apertured at the end toreceive the sprocketshaft B, journaled in the upperv end. on theeleva-tor B, and is provided with a transverse slet to receive a nut c',which engages said threaded end of said adjusting-rod. For conveniencesaid hangers are rnade in two parts to facilitate construction and theinsertion of the adjusting-rod, and the parts are rigidly boltedtogether, as shown inlligs. ll t0 13.

For the purpose of moving the grain or' other material,longitudinally ofthe trough or bex A parallel sprocket-chains E are provided, which aretransversely connected by inca-ns of lags e. The upper run of said chainnieves in said boX or trough, and the lower run thereof is supported, asshown, from depending brackets E, supported on the side walls e, rand onthe inner faces of IOO whieh a re pre vided the upper and lower bearjessais ing-blocks e et, the adjacent faces of which are rounded, asshown in Fig. 7, and between which the chain passes. Said bearing-blockshowever, are suflicientl thin te avoid engagement with the endys Iofthelags ve and serve only to support said lower run of the chain. At thedriving end of said conveyor, or that adjacent the point of support onthe elevator B, on 'the outer sides thereof, brackets d are provided, inwhich is journaled said s 'rocket-shaft D, which drives the conveyercain. Said brackets, as shown, each com prise a longitudinal T-shapedblank of metal. rigidly secured on the side of the trough and having onearm extending, below the same. The shaft is journaled in saiddownwardlyextending arm, thus affording a strong construction, whilebringing the supporting-l sprocket D below the top of-the trough. At

the opposite end of said conveyer, plates F extend downwardlybeneath theside walls u of thetrough and in the plane thereof and are connected a()their ends by crosspiecesf, and onthe outer side of said plates parallelguides f are secured, between which and extending through sui'tableslots in said plates are the bearings F for the sprocket-shaft H at therear end of the conveyer. A threaded bolt` f2 engages each of saidbearing-blocks between said guides and passes at its other end throu h asuitable strap f 3, extending transversev of the trough. Nuts are proevided on each of said bolts on the outer side i of said straps, wherebysaid bearings F may be drawn outwardly to secure the desired strain uponthe chain E. At the rearl end of the distributing conveyer and supportedupon the journal for the sprocket-shaft is a ide F2, which comprises, asshown, a broad at upper surface over which the conveyorchains slide anda downturned extremity corresponding in curvature with the path of theconveyer-chain, so that all material received thereon, should it not bedumped previously,

will be delivered from the conveyor at the end thereof, as shown in Fig.2. As shown, a plate of sheet metal F8 extends from the last of thebottom sections over said guide and is' secured thereto by any desiredmeans.

Preferabiy a longitudinal cleat G is rigidly secured to each side wall dinside the trough, extending downwardly between the same and the ends'of the lags e into close proximity with the chain, as shown in Figs. 2and 3, and prevents corn or other material lodgin between said lags andthe- ,side walls o the trou h. r

A justable means are shown for delivering the material from thedistributing-conveyer to any point within the bin or granary. As shown,sliding spouts or chutes I I extend transversely of the trough and aresecured beneath the same by ymeans of the rods t' i', adjustablyattached to said spouts and which engage over the walls ofthedistributing-con veyr. obviously' said spts" may' be slidl along theconveyer to any desired point, and

the desired. bottom section may be removed from the conveyer, allowingthe material to dump therein, when it will flow to either side of thebin or granary, as preferred, according` to the adjustment of the spout.It is thus justed independently thereof by means of the rods C.

effective, affording perfect and quick adjust The construction .of thechain.- tightening device is exceedingly simple and ment of the chain,andby means of the rev movable bottom sections of the trouh said troughmay be o ened at an;T point a ong its j length and one o the slidingspouts or chutes i l or l placed beneath the openingwhich will deliverthe corn or other material atany de'- -sired point in the bin.

While we have shown our invention` as used as a grain-distributer, it isobvious that'it may be used for many other purposes, andy many detailsof construction may be varied without departing from the principles ofthis invention.

Vl e claim as our inventionW y l. In a device of the class describeditheIOC) combination with a trough having removable x bottom sections of a srocket-shaft j ournaled at each end thereof, s idable bearings for oneof said shafts, a'transverse bar across the end of said trough adj aeentsaid bearings, adjusting-bolts engaged therein and in said bearings, acli-ain conveyor in said trough, a strip on each s1de of the troughadapted to overlap' the edges of the conveyer and the deliveryspoutsuspended on sald trough and adjustable both longitudinally andtransversely,

thereof.

2. ln a device of the class described the..

combination with a trough having removable A bottom sections of sproeetshafts journaled IIO thereon, s rocket-,wheels on said shafts,z-":

sprocket-c eins carried on said Wheelatr'ans.

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verse lags thereon, guides havmg' faces adapted tosup ort the lower achain intermediate t e ends of the trou h, a

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delivery-s out adjustable longitudinal y of the troug trough adjustablyenga ed thereto.

and supporting-hooks forsaidA 3. In a conveyor of t e class describedthel combination with a trough having removable bottom sections of aconveyer'movable longitudinally thereof, a delivery-spout provided,

at its up er end with a plurality of apertures in the sidhwalls thereofand hangers adapted Ato engage in said apertures and over the sides ableover the bottom of the trough, cleats n each side Wall extending overand in close proximity with the chains, means for tight- -ening saidchains, laterally-directed slidable chutes supported on the trough andacting to direct the Grain or the like laterallyJ convex adapted tosupport the lower run of the chain and extensible adjustin -rods pivotedon the ends of the sprocket-s raft at the receiving end of the oonveyerand adapted for pivotal enga ement at the other ends with a drivingsprocet-sha'ft and acting to suport the end of the conveyer and to adust tA etension of the driving-chain.

- 5. In a device of the class described the combination with a troughhaving removable bottom sections of adjustable hangers at the forwardend of said trough 'comprising a head supports rotative thereon, atwo-part head yat the opposite end, means thereon adapted to adjust thehangers as to length and an adjustable s out carried on said trough andadapted to ump laterally of the same.

6. in a machine of the class described the combination with a troughhaviiig removable bottom sections therein, of a sprocket-shaft journaledat each end thereof, an endless conveyer driven by'said shafts andadapted to convey material through said trough, a head journaled at eachend of the forward shaft, a rod en aged in each head, a slotted headmovab y engaged on the outer end of each rod and a nut 1n each slothaving threaded l engagement with the rod and adapted to adjust theforward end of the oonveyer as to height.

lin testimony whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAV- WVENZELMANN. .EWARD H. OVERHOLT. Witnesses:

Janina Davis, ALvAH S. Gamma

